The Accuser

 

  The Devil is sneaky, I mean really sneaky – do you know why? He is so good at what he does that you never realize he is there, even after YOU’VE BEEN ATTACKED. I mean dead and lying there and you never suspect him. He is the master of stealth.

 

  Sometimes he masquerades as another person or institution…but then at times he pretends to be your very own self; your very own thoughts. Wow, is that genius or what? No fingerprints, no crime scene, no suspects – in fact you never even think to investigate. He slips in and out without so much as triggering an alarm…and gets away with it too.

 

  He is called ‘the accuser’ (Rev. 12:10) in the Bible for a reason…maybe because he accuses? HE ACCUSES YOU. He wants you to listen. He wants to depress you. He wants to fill your mind with bold-faced lies…

 

 

 

 

 

 

…because he wants to destroy you.

 

  As a kid I used to fantasize about opening car doors while speeding down the highway – the faster the car was going, the more irresistible the urge to jump out. I knew it was a mind game and that I would be killed, but the feeling would wash over me like a food craving and I couldn’t think rationally. Those weren’t my thoughts – an enemy was whispering in my ear – I was being attacked.

 

  More recently I got into an argument which ended with someone bursting into tears and running from the room. I looked down at the bread knife I had been using with a feeling of utter self-loathing and remorse. “How could you? You’re such a terrible person. How dare you call yourself a Christian!” I was moments from taking my life when an internal alarm sounded and I knew my accuser had broken and entered. He wanted to kill me, to destroy me forever.

 

 Set your alarm; be on the lookout for the enemy’s tactics. Don’t listen to the condemning thoughts swarming around in your head. You are valuable, you are loved, and that is the truth.

 

Believe it.

 

John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.